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8.24.11 - Diaspora Activist: Health Care Project in Ethiopia a Success - Read more about our programs in Ethiopia and the successes and challenges that lie ahead. Click here to read more and click here to listen to the audio interview.

Tembeni Fazo: Peer Counseling African Immigrants Living With HIVAfrican Services' Peer Counselor, Tembeni Fazo, is featured as Poz Magazine's Advocate of the Month. Read more

10.13.10 -- Standing Up for HIV-positive ImmigrantsPlusNews GlobalA new campaign aims to beat stigma and discrimination against HIV-positive Africans in New York by urging the wider population to show solidarity with them. Read more

Press Release: African Services Committee Applauds US National Institute of Health (NIH) as First to License Patents with Medicines Patent Pool

Press Release: African Services Committee Applauds US National Institute of Health (NIH) as First to License Patents with Medicines Patent PoolSeptember 30, 2010 -- New York, NY -- The US National Institute of Health (NIH) has become the first patent-holder to license patents to the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP), established by UNITAID this year. In doing so, the NIG and the US government have taken a large stride forward in validating the HIV MPP, and raised a leadership challenge to others within the pharmaceutical industry to follow suit. Read more

9.28.10 -- Sandra Roa speaks to African Services' Community Liaison, Fatou Diop, regarding issues surrounding immigrant healthcare in the United States. Listen to it here.5.12.10The Gothamistby John Del Signore -- A city blog featuring our Positive Kids 3: Through Their Eyes fundraiser, and photographer Haik Kocharian, the photographer whose photos were featured at our event. Read the article here.

Press Release:Public Protests Worldwide on Uganda Anti-Gay MeasureTuesday, November 17, 2009--A global public protest against a proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda will take place this week in New York City and Washington DC, aligned with global human rights protests in other cities around the world. Read more

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'I Too, for My People' Benefit for ASC's Ethiopia Programs

Thank you to all who braved the thunderstorm to attend the “I Too, For My People” benefit for ASC’s five health clinics in Ethiopia! We are grateful to all who gave their support and to our generous Visionary Gift Sponsor Prolific Productions, and Kind Gift Sponsors Zene’s Ethiopian Restaurant and Lesaac Ethiopian Restaurant. Big shout out to special guests Baywatch Movie star and ASC family, Ilfenesh Hadera, and acclaimed artist Bini Dana -- and to our special partner Blessed Coffee along with the many volunteers who helped make it all happen.